Proverbs 20:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 20:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 20:21 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 20:21 — KJV
“An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.”
— Proverbs 20:21 (KJV)
Proverbs 20:21 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 20:21
“And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it. shall light: or, shall cause to ascend it: Heb. the face of it”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:21: may, end, thereof
“And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:21: beginning, end, blessed
“And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:21: may, end, thereof
“So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:21: beginning, end, blessed
“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:21: beginning, end, thereof
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